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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2002
Bernard F. Grisoni, Cordova, TN (US);
Philip Yang, Memphis, TN (US);
Harold A. Howlett, Nesbit, MS (US);
Laura J. Crane, Williston, TN (US);
Bernard F. Grisoni, Cordova, TN (US);
Philip Yang, Memphis, TN (US);
Harold A. Howlett, Nesbit, MS (US);
Laura J. Crane, Williston, TN (US);
Schering-Plough Healthcare Products Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
An insole for use with footwear includes a first layer including a heel portion of a first thickness, a mid portion connected to a front section of the heel portion and having a substantially constant thickness which is much less than the first thickness, and having an upward curvature, an upper surface extending along the mid and heel portions and on which a person stands, and a lower surface extending along the mid and heel portions, the lower surface including a shallow recess in the mid portion, the first layer being made of a material of a first hardness; and a flexible and resilient, thin arch spring insert of a substantially constant thickness secured in the recess and following the curvature of the mid portion, the arch spring insert being made of a material of a second hardness which is greater than the first hardness.